Shannon Allred Cox: The miracle of easing personal trials through service

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🗓️ 24 August 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti on Saturday, August 12, 2021, claiming more than 2,100 lives, injuring more than 12,000 and leaving some 600,000 in need of assistance in the nation already affected by poverty and political unrest. On this episode of the Church News podcast, Sarah Jane Weaver is joined by a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that has made it her life's mission to assist the people of Haiti through education. Shannon Allred Cox is the mother of six children, including two adopted sons from Haiti, and the founder of a nonprofit organization aimed to promote education in the nation. She discusses her membership in the Church, the power of personal revelation, the gift of motherhood and how serving others eases personal trials.

The Church News podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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0:00.0	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news.
0:12.2	Welcome to the church news podcast.
0:14.4	We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with leaders, members, and others on the church news team.
0:24.7	We end each church news podcast by giving our guests the last word
0:28.8	and the opportunity to answer the very important question.
0:32.7	What do you know now?
0:34.5	We hope each of you will also be able to answer the same question and say,
0:38.5	I have just been listening to the Church News podcast, and this is what I know now.
0:46.1	A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the nation of Haiti on Saturday, August 12th, claiming more than 2100 lives, injuring
0:56.6	more than 12,000, and leaving some 600,000 in need of assistance.
1:02.2	On this episode of the Church News podcast, we are joined by a member of the Church of Jesus
1:07.3	Christ of Latter-day Saints that has made it her life's mission to assist the people
1:12.0	of Haiti through education. Shannon Allred Cox is the mother of six children, including
1:18.2	two adopted sons from Haiti, and the founder of a non-profit organization aimed to promote
1:23.6	education in the nation. She is here to discuss her membership in the Church of Jesus
1:28.6	Christ of Latter-day Saints, the power of personal revelation, the gift of motherhood, and the
1:34.2	challenges that come in life. Shannon, we are so excited to have you with us to talk about your
1:39.0	family and your service and your ability to hear him, and especially to talk about Haiti.
1:44.8	Thank you. It's a really big honor to be here talking with you today.
1:49.4	Well, I know you haven't been to Haiti since the earthquake, but your thoughts have to have
1:54.3	been there a lot. Tell us what you've been thinking about in the past several days.
2:00.5	Oh, so many things, so many things especially, sometimes we ask why, why can't this poor nation
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